Assessment Centres

Where to start​

• How to prepare for an assessment centre — AvniD
  An overview of what firms assess, how to draw on your experiences and how to prepare for each part of the day.
• What to do when you receive an interview invite — George Maxwell
  A practical preparation plan covering firm research, your application, commercial news and mock interviews.

Preparing for interviews​

• A complete guide to competency interview preparation — Andrei Radu
  How to build a bank of examples, practise answering questions and prepare for follow-up questions at a final interview.
• Example motivation and competency questions — axelbeugre
  Six questions to practise, with suggestions on what to cover in your answers.
• Preparing for a CV-based interview — Dheepa
  How your education, work experience and extracurricular activities can lead to questions about your motivations and commercial interests.
• Questions to ask your interviewers — Jaysen
  Ideas for questions to ask partners, trainees and graduate recruitment. A starting point for thinking about what you want to find out.

Nerves and difficult moments​

• Managing nerves before and during an assessment centre — James Carrabino
  Advice for the preparation period, the morning of the assessment and the moment you are asked something you don't know.
• Staying confident when an answer doesn't go to plan — Andrei Radu
  Taking time to think, slowing down and moving on from a mistake before it affects the rest of the interview.
• Members' difficult interview moments
  Stories about unexpected questions and awkward answers, with reflections on what members learnt from them.

Advice for each exercise​

• Case studies
• Written exercises
• Group exercises and negotiations
• Video interviews